He was a professor of physics at Cambridge University, and he was also the director of the Cavendish Laboratory.

他是剑桥的一名物理教授，他还是,卡文迪许实验室的主任。

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And, Rutherford was invited to occupy the chair and be the director of the Cavendish Laboratory.

卢瑟福被邀请去担任,卡文迪许实验室的主任。

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So, he was the director of the laboratory, and Cavendish made a fortune in the 1700s, and willed it to Cambridge.

而他是实验室的负责人，卡文迪许在18世纪留下一笔财富，捐给给剑桥。

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